Need help fixing my bootloop stuck s3 mini - Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

The model is SM-G730V
and it is a verizon galaxy s3 mini (if anymore info is needed i can provide)
I dont know precisely how my phone ended up stuck in bootloop or what i did to cause it, it just shut off one day and when i rebooted it was seemingly done for. Tried for weeks and gave up, ive got a laptop now that im able to flash with, and judging by the fact it won't boot correctly i take it i need to flash new stock firmware entirely. Theres many downloads available for both odin and for the firmware i will need for my device, im hoping someone can point me in the direction of a safe virus free version of both as im not skilled in any of this and am worried about getting viruses. Anything will be appriciated

BlueEyes1965 said:
The model is SM-G730V
and it is a verizon galaxy s3 mini (if anymore info is needed i can provide)
I dont know precisely how my phone ended up stuck in bootloop or what i did to cause it, it just shut off one day and when i rebooted it was seemingly done for. Tried for weeks and gave up, ive got a laptop now that im able to flash with, and judging by the fact it won't boot correctly i take it i need to flash new stock firmware entirely. Theres many downloads available for both odin and for the firmware i will need for my device, im hoping someone can point me in the direction of a safe virus free version of both as im not skilled in any of this and am worried about getting viruses. Anything will be appriciated
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If you want official firmware go to sammobile.com
Hit THX when it helped

Droehnemeier said:
If you want official firmware go to sammobile.com
Hit THX when it helped
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Any official safe odin download?

BlueEyes1965 said:
Any official safe odin download?
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https://www.androidstrike.com/download-odin/ I would choose this but it's always your own decision

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[Q] Can't flash any ROM with a hidden.rfs

Any ideas?
I have been experimenting with upgrading and down-grading my tab, it now seems that I can't flash any ROM that contains a hidden.rfs, the flash will just stop near the end of flashing the hidden.rfs and never continue, then I have to go through recovery processes to get a working tab back.
I managed to get my Tab back to CPW standard UK JJ3 by dumping the ROM from my other Tab and writing it, I then tried to update with Kies, which also hung at what seems to be exactly the same place.
I have tried repartitioning several times with the p1_add_hidden.pit but it just doesn't seem to work.
Any ideas? Can I check the size of the hidden partition see if that' the problem? Then modify the hidden.rfs to make it smaller so it fits?
Nobody at all got any feedback on this?
Anyone had any luck with this? I'm guessing it's a partitioning issue but it'd be good to know.
alias_neo said:
Nobody at all got any feedback on this?
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It sounds like you're currently partitioned without the hidden partition. I would think flashing a full ROM like JJ4 with the P1_add_hidden.pit in Odin would be the fix.
After thats up and running, use my JMC upgrade package to safely upgrade.
rotohammer said:
...use my JMC upgrade package to safely upgrade.
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Time to upgrade to JMD me thinks
rotohammer said:
It sounds like you're currently partitioned without the hidden partition. I would think flashing a full ROM like JJ4 with the P1_add_hidden.pit in Odin would be the fix.
After thats up and running, use my JMC upgrade package to safely upgrade.
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Roto i wanna ask you something. You say "safely" upgrade why ? Because on your FW's you remove the boot.bin and the SBL.bin ? So that a user wont be able to flash them and something go wrong ?
As far as i know my tab ( A euro one ), is factory unlocked and i will have no problem whatsoever in upgrading the bootloader and the baseband.
Isnt that right ?
sedde said:
Roto i wanna ask you something. You say "safely" upgrade why ? Because on your FW's you remove the boot.bin and the SBL.bin ? So that a user wont be able to flash them and something go wrong ?
As far as i know my tab ( A euro one ), is factory unlocked and i will have no problem whatsoever in upgrading the bootloader and the baseband.
Isnt that right ?
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Unlocking is unrelated. I say safely because flashing a bootloader is the only thing that makes me squirm. If it fails your device is toast. I never want to give anyone firmware that has the potential to destroy their device. I'd feel bad
daniel.weck said:
Time to upgrade to JMD me thinks
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Me too : ) maybe tonight after my guests leave.
rotohammer said:
Unlocking is unrelated. I say safely because flashing a bootloader is the only thing that makes me squirm. If it fails your device is toast. I never want to give anyone firmware that has the potential to destroy their device. I'd feel bad
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And you are so right in removing them...
The leaks from Samsung's servers of JM6/JMA/JMC/JMD flash a signed recovery, after flashing it is impossible to flash unsigned sbl, boot, and zImage. No more downgrade (and possibly upgrade).
rotohammer said:
It sounds like you're currently partitioned without the hidden partition. I would think flashing a full ROM like JJ4 with the P1_add_hidden.pit in Odin would be the fix.
After thats up and running, use my JMC upgrade package to safely upgrade.
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I thought my original post covered this? I can't flash _any_ ROM that uses the hidden partition. I have tried repartitioning a dozen times wit hthe p1_add_hidden.pit, that goes through fine, but NO ROM, full or otherwise, down or up from my current one will successfully complete flashing the "hidden" partition.
alias_neo said:
I thought my original post covered this? I can't flash _any_ ROM that uses the hidden partition.
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You never mentioned JJ4 or Odin specifically, hence my post. Unless you spell out exactly which firmwares you tried and which software you used to flash with, how can anyone offer assistance?
If you've tried ALL firmware and All flashing software, that leaves only your computer or Tab at fault.
rotohammer said:
You never mentioned JJ4 or Odin specifically, hence my post. Unless you spell out exactly which firmwares you tried and which software you used to flash with, how can anyone offer assistance?
If you've tried ALL firmware and All flashing software, that leaves only your computer or Tab at fault.
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Im not really worried about my Tab, i just think its a cause for concern that somehow iv stumbled on this problem. If its just the flash in my tab thats damaged its not a problem.
I have tried every firmware available on samfirmware as well as ripping the firmware from an identical tab i have.
Neither Heimdall, Kies nor Odin (either version) would get past flashing hidden and they all stop at about the same point. I have tried flashing various firmware without hidden with no problems. If i then repartition it will flash about 80% of the hidden then just stops.
Problem isnt my pc, i have tried several machines and virtual machines.
I think its a curious problem that would be good to find the cause of.
alias_neo said:
I think its a curious problem that would be good to find the cause of.
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I agree. Do you have time to jump on irc #ModADroid-Galaxy-Tablet?
rotohammer said:
I agree. Do you have time to jump on irc #ModADroid-Galaxy-Tablet?
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Cant at the mo, just off out to visit family, xmas and all...
Ill get back to you later tonight?
alias_neo said:
Cant at the mo, just off out to visit family, xmas and all...
Ill get back to you later tonight?
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Sure, we're about to get a blizzard on the east coast of the US, so I may be cancelling my family visiting plans. Just ping me later.
rotohammer said:
Sure, we're about to get a blizzard on the east coast of the US, so I may be cancelling my family visiting plans. Just ping me later.
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I'm around and will hop on the channel now. Don't have too long but maybe we can look into this a bit.
I just noticed what has veen going on with tje secured boot loaders etc. I will check mine with the script once I get home from my trip tomorrow to see if any info froem my tab is relevent to fixing the problem. I noticed a mention of creating jigs, im not sure what hardware is required but I have a couple of usb-rs232 connectors on order for an unrelated project so if it requires the same hardware I can put a spare one to use and build a jtag/jig cable for the tab and see if I can help the cause.
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Question for rotohammer
Once upon a time I bricked my Verizon Galaxy Tab trying to flash a custom ROM, the only way I could bring it back was by using Odin and flashing the hidden pit. Now every time I install the original verizon rom my tab is extremely, extremely slow. I have been trying to reformat and wipe clean to start over, but I haven't had any luck.
Any suggestions on how to: either flash the right pit on it or remove the hidden partition? Anything I can do to bring my tab to full speed. I have also tried the overclocked rom with voodoo5, and at this point anything I put there is extremely slow. The only way I can get it to operate normally (Kind of) is to flash the Honeycomb Alpha rom, then restore to a day when it was working fine, however this breaks my auto rotate sensor.
That is how I use it now a days, but it sucks that I cannot use it on landscape mode.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Follow up from my previous question to rotohammer
By the way, just in case you were wondering, the rom I flashed to unbrick it was a GSM ROM, that was the only way to make it past the Samsung logo.
So, my theory is that I have problems with it because now I am trying to flash CDMA roms to a GSM partition/files system? Excuse me if my post does not make much sense or I am using the wrong terminology, I am extremely new a this. I just know enough to get myself in trouble.
Thank you again for any help.
I've encountered the same problem as the original poster. SGT with CPW CSC causes problems with the hidden.rfs when trying to flash ROMs. Does appear to be a size issue with the hidden partition - I wonder whether this has been sized incorrectly when it was originally flashed as re-partitioning doesn't help. I'm currently on a XEU ROM so I guess I'll find out when Gingerbread is officially released whether I can flash that or not. If not, I think it'll need to the internal SD card repartitioning.
Anyone got any tips on how to do this?

[Q] Phone Stuck at Restore Screen/Odin Mode

I recently bought a new GS4 SCH-i545
Well i got it friday from Verizon, and had it rooted by Saturday. By Sunday I wanted my iphone back, so i wanted to reclaim warranty. Used Odin3 and the stock firmware for my device, and hit start and it failed. My phone is stuck at the Update with Kies, and I can get it into download mode. Thing is I've tried a a bunch of stock firmwares for my phone model and none of them work (Also I tried ODin 3 185 3.07 and 3.09). I'm at a stand still and any help will be greatly appreciated. Feel free to ask for anymore information that I may have left out.
Thanks
Drevangough said:
I recently bought a new GS4 SCH-i545
Well i got it friday from Verizon, and had it rooted by Saturday. By Sunday I wanted my iphone back, so i wanted to reclaim warranty. Used Odin3 and the stock firmware for my device, and hit start and it failed. My phone is stuck at the Update with Kies, and I can get it into download mode. Thing is I've tried a a bunch of stock firmwares for my phone model and none of them work (Also I tried ODin 3 185 3.07 and 3.09). I'm at a stand still and any help will be greatly appreciated. Feel free to ask for anymore information that I may have left out.
Thanks
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First I would say you are in the wrong forum, this is the S4 active. Then I would ask how you rooted? Custom Recovery?? And did you mean you CANT or can get into download mode?
lances1027 said:
First I would say you are in the wrong forum, this is the S4 active. Then I would ask how you rooted? Custom Recovery?? And did you mean you CANT or can get into download mode?
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Oops, I moved it over to the correct forum.
To answer your question:
I rooted with Safe Root, I cant really link to video i followed because I'm still new to the Forum
I can get it into Download mode no problem.

[Q] Gs5 active soft break

I recently rooted my s5 acttive and eveythign was workign great so I tried out he s5 tool kit to remoe the bloatware it froze up and now I can not my phone reboots into the att flash screen then freezes half way I treid to use this guid
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785185
but odin keeps failing can anyone offer any help?
levytheman91 said:
I recently rooted my s5 acttive and eveythign was workign great so I tried out he s5 tool kit to remoe the bloatware it froze up and now I can not my phone reboots into the att flash screen then freezes half way I treid to use this guid
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785185
but odin keeps failing can anyone offer any help?
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what error/where does it hang at? are the active and retail s5 the same firmware? more details please
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elliwigy said:
what error/where does it hang at? are the active and retail s5 the same firmware? more details please
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When trying to reboot theres no error just gets stuck on att loadup screen. In odin fails after nand write start
on the phone it says sys recovery check fail :no version
SECURE MAGICCODE CHECK FAIL : boot
my guess is I need the gs5 active firmware but I cant find it anywhere any suggestions?
Im guessing the phone isnt letting the firmware go through because its meant for a different mode.
thank you for the quick response
levytheman91 said:
When trying to reboot theres no error just gets stuck on att loadup screen. In odin fails after nand write start
on the phone it says sys recovery check fail :no version
SECURE MAGICCODE CHECK FAIL : boot
my guess is I need the gs5 active firmware but I cant find it anywhere any suggestions?
Im guessing the phone isnt letting the firmware go through because its meant for a different mode.
thank you for the quick response
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i would look on sammobile or try kies
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Unfortunately, the active is not compatible with that tutorial's firmware.
Neither have the firmware yet
elliwigy said:
i would look on sammobile or try kies
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Is it safe to assume that the product name shown in download mode is the same name as the firmware because if so, the firmware is sm-g870a and I can not find that anywhere.
Also would it be reasonable to request the firmware in the general android section?
levytheman91 said:
Is it safe to assume that the product name shown in download mode is the same name as the firmware because if so, the firmware is sm-g870a and I can not find that anywhere.
Also would it be reasonable to request the firmware in the general android section?
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That's the name, but you may have a difficult time finding that firmware, if at all.
Im in the same boat, hangs on the ATT logo. tried the download booster mod and i think I'm screwed.
Ill asume they will get the stock firmware soon
D3c0Y said:
Im in the same boat, hangs on the ATT logo. tried the download booster mod and i think I'm screwed.
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Ya thats what happens when wedicide to be guinea pigs. I assume the in the coming weeks someone will upload the firmware to kies or sammobile soon then it'll be just a odin flash away. So hang in there also if you find something before me please post it here id really appreciate it.
shortydoggg said:
That's the name, but you may have a difficult time finding that firmware, if at all.
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Is it safe to assume that eventually the firmware will be extracted and available on sammobile or keis?
levytheman91 said:
Is it safe to assume that eventually the firmware will be extracted and available on sammobile or keis?
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yes.. or if you know anyone with knowledge of phones they might b able to pull it from there device.. i kno how to decompile a tar n create a zip but this wouldnt help you.. im sure theyll hafta have a tar eventually for situations like yours.. at least now you know that you have a different phone than the att s5 and a completely different model number..
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elliwigy said:
yes.. or if you know anyone with knowledge of phones they might b able to pull it from there device.. i kno how to decompile a tar n create a zip but this wouldnt help you.. im sure theyll hafta have a tar eventually for situations like yours.. at least now you know that you have a different phone than the att s5 and a completely different model number..
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could you maybe direct me to a tutorial on how its done? I know one other person with a gs5 active. thank you for the response.
D3c0Y said:
Im in the same boat, hangs on the ATT logo. tried the download booster mod and i think I'm screwed.
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Alright so I just called samsung this morning and the representative told me that its just a reflash and they will do it....personally I think she's wrong but I recorded the call and she sent me a free shipping label and everything so ya. try to call att you never know what might just happen. As soon as I get it back though i'm having someone/anyone help me pull the firmware off the phone.
levytheman91 said:
Alright so I just called samsung this morning and the representative told me that its just a reflash and they will do it....personally I think she's wrong but I recorded the call and she sent me a free shipping label and everything so ya. try to call att you never know what might just happen. As soon as I get it back though i'm having someone/anyone help me pull the firmware off the phone.
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yea youd hafta search around on how to do it.. it is just a software reflash thats needed.. you should have asked where the odin tar for your device is at so u could reflash yourself using odin n saw if they had one anywhere
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I recent purchased the sm-870a (ATT S5 Active). I'd be happy to dump my firmware if anyone still needs it. My only request is that someone who is a mod point me to the preferred tool/procedure and also verify the dump does not have any personally identifiable information on it. Id hate to find out that I dumped private keys or passwords or some other tid bit that allowed someone to screw up my account. (FIRST POST):laugh: I do infosec for a living so I'm pretty sure I can handle whatever instructions you guys recommend, Just trying to give back a little to the site that has taught me Android.
quick4321 said:
I recent purchased the sm-870a (ATT S5 Active). I'd be happy to dump my firmware if anyone still needs it. My only request is that someone who is a mod point me to the preferred tool/procedure and also verify the dump does not have any personally identifiable information on it. Id hate to find out that I dumped private keys or passwords or some other tid bit that allowed someone to screw up my account. (FIRST POST):laugh: I do infosec for a living so I'm pretty sure I can handle whatever instructions you guys recommend, Just trying to give back a little to the site that has taught me Android.
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Ahh if only I saw this 6 hours ago I just sent my phone into samsung to get it fixed. I think that many many people would appreciate you if you were to do so. you should probably make your own thread for this, there's definitely someone who will be willing to help you. if you manage to do it thank you.
I have the G870A as well. I got stuck on the boot logo after root but held the power button to force a reboot. You could have also forced a reboot to recovery and tried to wipe cache and reboot. If I get into this problem again I'll let everyone know how I got out of it.
quick4321 said:
I recent purchased the sm-870a (ATT S5 Active). I'd be happy to dump my firmware if anyone still needs it. My only request is that someone who is a mod point me to the preferred tool/procedure and also verify the dump does not have any personally identifiable information on it. Id hate to find out that I dumped private keys or passwords or some other tid bit that allowed someone to screw up my account. (FIRST POST):laugh: I do infosec for a living so I'm pretty sure I can handle whatever instructions you guys recommend, Just trying to give back a little to the site that has taught me Android.
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Hey, not sure if this will help, but it looks to be a start...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...mctr=(not provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=264947724
It'll allow us to basically dump the partitions in our phones. However, there's no way I can think of to turn this into an Odin tar file (unless its as easy as compressing as tar?) but this might still be useful If I see anything else, I'll let you guys know
quick4321 said:
I recent purchased the sm-870a (ATT S5 Active). I'd be happy to dump my firmware if anyone still needs it. My only request is that someone who is a mod point me to the preferred tool/procedure and also verify the dump does not have any personally identifiable information on it. Id hate to find out that I dumped private keys or passwords or some other tid bit that allowed someone to screw up my account. (FIRST POST):laugh: I do infosec for a living so I'm pretty sure I can handle whatever instructions you guys recommend, Just trying to give back a little to the site that has taught me Android.
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Yes please if you could extract the firmware that would be awesome!

HELP!!! bootloop/ bricked phone

when i press the power button i can see the "Samsung galaxy note 4" thing and then after a couple seconds it does it all over again.
https: //gyazo.com/ 7253cff1fd13dba02df89eae9df6d1a1 (sorry cant post links yet delete spaces)
i downloaded the stock firmware from Sammobile and it still will not work.
i went to tmobile and told them this is happening they said Samsung will send you a new phone but i didn't tell them my phone is rooted
does anyone think that they will not give a new phone if i say anything?
i tried putting TWRP and starting but the most it goes to is download mode. a least it turns on... :crying: :crying:
please someone help me this is the only phone i have
EDIT: is there a way to make the knox counter 0x0 from 0x1? if can do that i would send the phone to samsung
when i go into download mode it says "SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM" even though i restored everything to the official firmware
re: boot screen blinks
proman505 said:
when i press the power button i can see the "Samsung galaxy note 4" thing and then after a couple seconds it does it all over again.
https: //gyazo.com/ 7253cff1fd13dba02df89eae9df6d1a1 (sorry cant post links yet delete spaces)
i downloaded the stock firmware from Sammobile and it still will not work.
i went to tmobile and told them this is happening they said Samsung will send you a new phone but i didn't tell them my phone is rooted
does anyone think that they will not give a new phone if i say anything?
i tried putting TWRP and starting but the most it goes to is download mode. a least it turns on... :crying: :crying:
please someone help me this is the only phone i have
EDIT: is there a way to make the knox counter 0x0 from 0x1? if can do that i would send the phone to samsung
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Don't worry, they will not ask you anything about knox or root.
Tmobile won't even look for root or knox in the first place unless you tell
them all those details.
Also you do not need to exchange your phone because it's a simple fix.
You must have installed or flashed something which is not compatible
with your N910T Tmobile phone which caused the issue you are having.
The only reason you have not had any luck in fixing it yourself is the fact
that you do not have enough experience yet to figure it out and you have
not read enough posts here in xda about your particular issue.
The problem you are having with your phone is not a new one, many people here
have had the exact same problem with their phones and have solved the problem.
The first thing you need to remember is to always follow the instructions to a "T" before
flashing firmwares, roms, kernels, recoveries, themes and any mods or addons.
If you do not fully understand the posted instructions here in xda then post a question
regarding your specific issue before you do anything.
Good luck,
Have a great day!
Sorry, but currently your warranty is void forever.
Are you following Odin instructions correctly? <-Most important step
Are you flashing the correct firmware for your phone? <-Also important
Have you tried different versions of Odin?
Are you getting a PASS when using Odin?
Misterjunky said:
Don't worry, they will not ask you anything about knox or root.
Tmobile won't even look for root or knox in the first place unless you tell
them all those details.
Also you did not need to exchange your phone because it's a simple fix.
The only reason you have not had any luck in fixing it yourself is the fact
that you do not have enough experience yet to figure it out and you have
not read enough posts here in xda about your particular issue.
The problem you are having with your phone is not a new one, many people here
have had the exact same problem with their phones and have solved the problem.
The first thing you need to remember is to always follow the instructions to a "T" before
flashing firmwares, roms, kernels, recoveries, themes and any mods or addons.
If you do not fully understand the posted instructions here in xda then post a question
regarding your specific issue before you do anything.
Good luck,
Have a great day!
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i am 100% sure that i flashed the right stuff. the phone worked perfectly but then it just turned off and then got stuck in a bootloop for some reason. im gonna try to send it to samsung and not say anything about rooting it hopefully they will fix it
if you dont mind linking me what firmware i should use to restore it. i dont care about my data its already gone anyway.
Edit: how do i make the system status official because it says custom right now
xanmato said:
Sorry, but currently your warranty is void forever.
Are you following Odin instructions correctly? <-Most important step
Are you flashing the correct firmware for your phone? <-Also important
Have you tried different versions of Odin?
Are you getting a PASS when using Odin?
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yes if you look at the link in the post odin seems to have no errors.
i followed the instruction right from sammobile and many youtube videos
www .sammobile .com /firmwares/download/46452/N910TUVU1COD6_N910TTMB1COD6_TMB/
thats what i used

[Question] S6 Flat SM-G920T 6.0.1 Rooting

Hello Everyone!
Quick (stupid) question. How would one root the Samsung Galaxy S6 (Flat, T-Mobile Variant) running Android 6.0.1 (Stock)? Last night (As of this post) I've tried installing TWRP but ended in a bootloop at the Samsung logo, and (Thankfully) Smart Switch saved my ass. At this point, tripping KNOX isn't of my concern, as my phone's warranty has expired. Attached is my phone's Model, Build, etc.
Any help is appreciated.
-Matt
Use CF-Auto-Root.
EncryptedCurse said:
Use CF-Auto-Root.
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Looking through all the builds, I don't see my build number. The closest one to mine (which is MMB29K.G920TUVU4EPF1), is MMB29K.G920TUVU3EPD1. Now, I would use this, but I don't want a 600$ brick, so unless it's compatible with my build, I'm gonna have to wait.
msoza1 said:
Looking through all the builds, I don't see my build number. The closest one to mine (which is MMB29K.G920TUVU4EPF1), is MMB29K.G920TUVU3EPD1. Now, I would use this, but I don't want a 600$ brick, so unless it's compatible with my build, I'm gonna have to wait.
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Ah, yeah, looks like you're running the latest update and it seems to early to tell if CF-Auto-Root will even work on it (I don't think anyone has tried yet).
Anyways, here's all the information you'll need: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67623487&postcount=7
Rest assured that you can't brick anything as long as you have access to download mode to reflash stock firmware.
EncryptedCurse said:
Ah, yeah, looks like you're running the latest update and it seems to early to tell if CF-Auto-Root will even work on it (I don't think anyone has tried yet).
Anyways, here's all the information you'll need: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67623487&postcount=7
Rest assured that you can't brick anything as long as you have access to download mode to reflash stock firmware.
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Thanks for the reply. Hmm...last time I flashed TWRP on my phone, It got stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy" logo, stayed there no matter what, thankfully I was able to use "Emergency Firmware Reset." I've been snooping around forms, and some people state to, "UNCHECK AUTO REBOOT, when finished installing, reboot manually." Of course, I'm hesitant to try that, after all Smart Switch only backs up photos, videos, apps, etc, but not the actual Android operating system.
I'm gonna do a back up of what I can and try EncryptedCurse's suggestion. Wish me luck!
EncryptedCurse said:
Ah, yeah, looks like you're running the latest update and it seems to early to tell if CF-Auto-Root will even work on it (I don't think anyone has tried yet).
Anyways, here's all the information you'll need: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67623487&postcount=7
Rest assured that you can't brick anything as long as you have access to download mode to reflash stock firmware.
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Did as instructed, still didn't work, freezes and shuts down at the Samsung Logo. Doing a Emergency Device Initialization now, and then restoring my stuff. Thanks anyway, I knew I shouldn't have updated to 6.0... :sigh:
So im guessing theres no way to root it yet huh?
faratl said:
So im guessing theres no way to root it yet huh?
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From what I've tried, no. I had a feeling this would happen as soon as I upgraded.
On a side note, is anyone developing a kernel for build MMB29K.G920TUVU4EPF1? Twisted Six's kernel only goes up to EPD1...
What if you just downgrade back to lolipop ??
faratl said:
What if you just downgrade back to lolipop ??
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The latest update expressly prevents downgrading.

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